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June 6th, 2013

June 6, 2013

SOUTH KINGSTOWN â€“ The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority is proposing service changes to its entire operational system, to be implemented over the next two years.
RIPTA held two public hearings Monday at the South Kingstown Town Hall, two of 12 such sessions scheduled in all of the stateâ€™s five counties, as required by law when there are significant changes service.

June 6, 2013

NARRAGANSETT- The American Diabetes Association (ADA) and UnitedHealthcare sponsored the 2013 Ocean State Tour de Cure Sunday to benefit diabetes research, education and advocacy. More than 550 riders participated in the Ocean State ride and ADA exceeded the fundraising goal of $240,000, raising more than $250,000.

June 6, 2013

KINGSTON â€“ Daniel E. Doyle Jr., beleaguered former executive director of the Institute for International Sport, is proposing to move the institute and its events to the University of Central Florida.

In early May, Doyle, 64, was indicted on 18 counts of embezzlement, obtaining money under false pretenses and forgery, after allegedly personally obtaining more than $1 million from Institute for International Sport funds.

June 5th

June 5, 2013

EAST GREENWICH â€” The man who has worked by the motto â€˜No Surprisesâ€™ for the last quarter century inside East Greenwich Town Hall gave his co-workers â€“ and the Town, for that matter â€“ the biggest surprise possible earlier this week.

June 5, 2013

EAST GREENWICH â€” On Monday, after eight months in the making, East Greenwich history was finally made.
With a few strokes of the pen, Gov. Lincoln Chafee made the merger of the East Greenwich Fire District into the Town of East Greenwich official inside a packed Chamber Room in Town Hall Monday evening, signifying a change in government that hasnâ€™t been seen in 216 years.